{
  "id": 9817167,
  "title": "From Taylor Swift to Madonna With Charli xcx, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote!",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/from-taylor-swift-to-madonna-with-charli-xcx-which-new-music-release",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T19:02:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-tinashe-madonna-best-new-music-this-week-poll-1236347833/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In this week's New Music Friday, Taylor Swift takes the spotlight with her new single \"Patient Zero\" from her album The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, which adds four more tracks to her already groundbreaking work. On the other hand, Madonna collaborated with Charli xcx for a remix of \"Danceteria,\" a song that blends Madonna's L.E.S. origins with the history of PC music in Los Angeles.\n\nMaren Morris and Michelle Branch joined forces for a new version of Branch's hit \"Goodbye to You,\" while Dolly Babe and Megan Thee Stallion released a remix of \"Pink Blush.\" Other notable singles include Kirk Franklin and GloRilla's \"This Time,\" Shenseea's \"Vulnerability,\" Maeta's \"Decimate,\" Labrinth's \"I Want to Know What Love Is,\" Brandy's \"A Different World,\" Tame Impala and Fcukers' \"Loser\" remix, serpentwithfeet's \"Sentinel,\" Miranda Lambert's \"Two Things Can Be True,\" and Imogen Heap's \"Chapter 4.\"\n\nThe week also witnessed the release of full-length albums such as Tinashe's Popstar, a manifesto for new pop stardom that delves into the experiences of Black women in the industry, Jae Stephens' debut album Audacity, Leon Bridges' Happiness Anytime, Kenny Chesney's Silver Sands Marina, Blondshell's Violins, and Emjay's Pop Pesado.",
  "summary": "Tinashe, Kenny Chesney, Leon Bridges, Maren Morris and Kirk Franklin also dropped fresh projects.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}